#CryptoFees101 — You’re Not Losing Money,у You’re Paying for Speed (Sometimes)

At first, crypto fees felt like a scam. I’d send $50 in ETH and lose $12 in gas. What kind of “decentralized future” is this?

But then I started digging — and realized most of us don’t understand what we’re paying for.

Fees aren’t just random numbers. They reflect network demand, block space, and sometimes, your own impatience.

💸 Here’s what I’ve learned (the hard way):

High fees ≠ bad tech.

Ethereum gets expensive when everyone’s using it. That’s a demand issue, not failure. Rollups and Layer 2s are fixing this fast.

Low fees can mean low security.

Ever wonder why some chains are “cheap”? Sometimes it’s efficiency. Sometimes it’s trade-offs. Always DYOR.

You have options.

Swap on Arbitrum, transfer on Solana, stake on Avalanche — there’s no one-size-fits-all. Fee-aware users move smarter.

Set custom fees. Most wallets let you tweak gas prices. Don’t just click “Fast” — know why you’re rushing.

Fees are part of the game. The trick is knowing when to pay more — and when to walk away.